Research from a view of the Political History of the Ministry of Communications in the Prewar Showa Era

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16831
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Kansai University (2017); Seikei University (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: Sasabe Tsuyoshi (若月剛史) 関西大学, 法学部, 准教授 (30625744)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 逓信省 / 官僚制 / 技術官僚 / 三等郵便局 / 松前重義 / 日本政治史 / 行政史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research analyzed the transformation of the ministry of communications in the prewar Showa era. The main results from the research are follows:(1) It became clear that the technocrats of the ministry of communications promoted the science and technology policy with assurance based on their experience of the success of technological development.(2)　The process that the ministry of communications organized interest groups by themselves to secure the budget, was clarified.

Free Research Field

日本近現代史